Single-engine piston

N486W

2008 Homebuilt RV-9A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
91435
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Collins, CO
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Registration record

N486W on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt RV-9A
Serial
91435
Engines
Lycoming IO-320-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Collins, CO
Certificate issued
2024-03-06
Airworthiness date
2008-03-31
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A600D7
Mode S (octal)
51400327
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N486W to the current registrant.
  • 2008-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-12-10
    N486W previously assigned to a Beechcraft B33 Debonair / Bonanza Debonair B33 (s/n CD483); cancelled.
  • 1939-04-03
    N486W previously assigned to a Stearman 4CM-1 (s/n 4034); cancelled.
Overview

About N486W

N486W is a 2008 Homebuilt RV-9A, serial number 91435. It is registered to an individual in Fort Collins, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 31, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N486W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-09-19 Accident · San Jose, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX98FA297
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35-B33 — a different aircraft that carried the N486W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control and entry into a spiral dive for undetermined reasons. The dark night lighting conditions and the pilot's probable low recent flight experience were factors in this accident.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.